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WNA reschedules Trees Memorial Pylon Ceremony for 2026

The annual Trees for Tomorrow Memorial Pylon Ceremony usually scheduled for the first week of June each year has been moved to every other year scheduling beginning this year. That means the next Trees ceremony will take place in June 2026.

Independent Star News explains new format

On April 17, 2025, the new Independent Star News debuted its new format. The newspaper is a combination of the Reedsburg Independent, Star News and Home News.

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Turbulence for Wisconsin’s export economy

Manufacturing and agriculture play an outsized role in Wisconsin’s economy, making exports essential. Yet since the mid-2010s, the value of those exports has fallen both statewide and in the Milwaukee area.

Newspaper publishes job shadowing stories

Entitled “Learning about local journalism” and “Sharing about local journalism,” the Antigo Daily Journal on April 11 published stories about the experiences of ADJ job shadower Katrina McGeshick and shadowee Chelsea Deloria.

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